Building the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge:
1933 - 1936
(7 of 10 photos)
A year to go
Late 1935
The magnitude of building the bridge is evident in this photo taken in late 1935. On the west bay the bridge comprises two suspensions span, each 2,310 feet long. They are anchored in the center by the largest concrete bridge pier ever built, 92 by 197 feet, rising 502 feet from its rock foundation.